UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 31, 2024

 

 

OCUGEN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36751		04-3522315
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

11 Great Valley Parkway

Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(484) 328-4701

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive office)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		OCGN		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On December 31, 2024 Ocugen, Inc. (the "Company") received a notification letter (the “Bid Price Letter”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock has been below the minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (“Rule 5550(a)(2)”). The Bid Price Letter is a notice of deficiency, not delisting, and does not currently affect the listing or trading of the Company’s shares of common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

The Company has 180 days, or until June 30, 2025, to comply with Rule 5550(a)(2) by maintaining a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive business days. Additionally, the Company may be eligible for a second 180-day period to satisfy Rule 5550(a)(2), if, as of June 30, 2025, the Company continues to have a market value of publicly held shares of at least $1 million, meets all other initial listing standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market (with the exception of the bid price requirement), and provides written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during such second compliance period.

 

The Company intends to monitor closely the closing bid price of its common stock and to consider plans for regaining compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). While the Company plans to review all available options, there can be no assurance that it will be able to regain compliance with the applicable rules during the 180-day compliance period, any subsequent extension period, or at all.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical information, this Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s intent or ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement and other statements that are not statements of historical fact. In some cases these statements may be identified by words like “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “seek,” and similar terms or phrases. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are more fully discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC and other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the SEC. Any forward-looking statement made in this Report speaks only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 3, 2025

 

	OCUGEN, INC.
	By:	/s/ Shankar Musunuri
		Name: Shankar Musunuri
		Title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, & Co-Founder